Nationals 5, Mets 4 Final After a thrilling and unexpected walkoff win Wednesday night against the Phillies, there was no reason to expect anything the next day. So it was thrilling to watch the Mets hold their own against the reigning Cy Young Award winner, knocking on the door and never letting the Nationals run […]
Tag: Steven Matz
Game recap July 7: Where’s Dom?
Rays 3, Mets 0 THE GOOD Steven Matz is healthy and pitching incredibly well this season. He’s always put up good results when he starts, but the problem with Matz has been the when he starts. Everything’s aligned for Matz this season, outside of a couple of minor issues, and he may return real value […]
Game recap July 1: The Steven Matz Show
WHO WON: The Mets…and Bobby Bonilla WHAT HAPPENED, THE STEVEN MATZ SHOW: Surprises are good. Well, maybe not the surprise itself, but sometimes they can result in good things. Take Steven Matz, for example. In a season which has presented itself as the least entertaining dumpster fire you will surely continue to rubberneck, Matz has […]
Game recap June 26: Wilmer Walkoff
On one of the most whirlwind days in recent Mets’ memory, the Amazins rallied late to reward everyone involved with the team with a feel good walk-off win. Tuesday afternoon at Citi Field began with an impromptu press conference to shockingly announce GM Sandy Alderson was taking a leave of absence immediately due to health complications. […]
Game recap June 21: Too little, too late
The Mets trailed from the first inning, and while the game was never out of reach, the team made sure they didn’t stand much of a chance to make up the difference, either. Steven Matz couldn’t retire the first five Rockies he faced, and by the time the first inning was complete, Matz had put […]
Game recap June 16: They… won?
Mets 5, Diamondbacks 1 To quote Gary Cohen, “The impossible has happened!” While originally used after Bartolo Colon’s first career home run, it’s the most accurate way to describe the Mets scoring five runs in a Major League Baseball game. The Mets improved to 2-13 in their last 15 and eclipsed three runs in a […]
Game recap June 9: Rinse and repeat
YANKEES 4, METS 3 If Mickey Callaway thought a lineup change would do the trick, it’s safe to assume he’s already back to the drawing board, pondering any possibility imaginable to spark this anemic Met offense. The Mets dropped the second game of the Subway Series, their eighth straight, all of which have come at […]
Game recap June 3: Welp
Primer The Mets dropped the first three games of their series with the Cubs, most recently with an excruciating 14 inning loss Saturday night. Steven Matz took the mound against Jon Lester as the tail-spinning Mets looked to avoid the sweep. You can basically ignore all of that though, because Kevin Plawecki was batting cleanup – […]
Game recap May 29: Who needs fingers anyway?
Primer After Monday’s day of arguably-too-much-baseball, the Mets and Braves were back at it again on Tuesday night after yet another rain delay. Steven Matz took the mound for the Mets, giving New York what appeared to be a significant advantage over Braves starter Anibal Sanchez. In more nightmarish news, Jose Reyes was in the […]
Game recap May 24: Doesn’t look like anything to me — What do you do with a calm win?
Mets 5, Brewers 0, Final You’ll forgive Mets fans for not knowing what to do with games like last night. Wednesday night’s late-inning implosion against the Marlins makes sense; that kind of collapse and waste of individual effort is baked into our DNA. Thursday’s display of exemplary starting pitching, extra-base hits and bullpen competence is simply […]